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The Unlicensed Third Party Transformers Thread
MKT replied to slaginpit's topic in Anime or Science Fiction
Yes, they've outdone themselves this time. It could be the most complex 3rd party jet bot yet, but the results are truly amazing. -
I think one factor that makes the Yammie 1/48 still endearing after all these years is how they are generally much more resistant to yellowing compared to Bandai's products. This, coupled with the other bad ass non-white schemes.
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My Keith 262Hs right shoulder's a bit loose now, but it has been in Battroid mode for years holding up that big gun in my display. Other joints appear fine though. Look forward to receiving Boque's Hs, at least we now have another variation of this 262 in Chogokin. Come one Bandai, please announce the Ba next.
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Nice pose. VF-4 battroid really looks best when it's looks like its flying through the air rather than standing on ground.
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Haven't been up-to-date on news lately, but seeing the pics of Max.. he seems to actually look worse than KC's earlier sample. The clothes are really ill-fitting, look cheap, and the face sculpt looks to be modelled after their own artwork (the box art) rather than being anime accurate. It brings to mind a mass-produced Ken figure to a Barbie doll, rather than a collectible that we are normally used to. I liked and still like flight-suit Rick which has the same 'advanced figure' concept, and Dana was great, but Max feels like it's made by entirely another party.
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Strange that not even a model kit of the SV-303 has been made.. I have always thought model kits sit more favorably in Bandai's cost/benefit analysis in releasing anything.
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Well ok at least it hasn't been straight up cancelled. By not showing the VF-5000G in the exhibition, it doesn't really portend well for that project, but I hope it doesn't go the way of the only other unreleased Arcadia Macross item - the CF VF-0A. At least the Hargun is still visible. Oh, and both reissue 1S Roy & Hikaru still not out yet. Man, that is approaching KC levels of delay.
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Just a follow up report. Not long after the above post, I sent the whole leg assembly to my vendor, who then it shipped off to ThreeZero HK for 'repairs'. I got them back last week, and far as I can tell, TZ essentially sent over brand new lower legs. What's different this time around is how much less stiff all moving parts are on these new legs. The buttons require much less fingernail force, sliders on the knees and feet move with less strength, the knees twist with less effort. Not sure if it's variation in assembly quality, or this is part of new production with adjusted tolerances. Disconcertingly, one of the Gerwalk joints is very noticeably not as tight as the other one. As we know, the Gerwalk joint is purely friction based like the HMR and I hope this won't become an issue further down the road with more play & becomes floppy.
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Nice story and it just got better towards the end.
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VF-2JA? Yesss.. I liked the VF-2JA more than the VF-2SS when I first got introduced to Macross 2 and hope Bandai carries through to this model in the HMR line. But at same time, all these unlikely re-issues Bandai's been doing is just flag planting of various Macross series ever since WWM started, so am not gonna carry high hopes for it.
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Posted by Stone Cheung on FB: Reissue on June 2025. Yen 15,400. Now comes with stand with logo & Ishtar graphic. Edit 25 Dec 2024: Tamashii web link: https://tamashiiweb.com/item/15224?wovn=en#
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Posted by Stone Cheung on FB: HMR VF-2SS Silvie reissue. Edit: Thread here.
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I never had issues with the 1J head sculpt, but here the 1S has a rather long face. Looks weird but then again it does look pretty anime accurate lol.
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Need a Max 1J now..
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Available Amazon US: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DNDTXTFP https://www.amazon.com/Genesis-Climber-Mospeada-AFC-01H-Legoiss/dp/B0DNDT9H41
